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Holonomy orbits of the snake charmer algorithm

Jean-Claude Hausmann, Eugenio Rodriguez

math.DGarXiv:math/0603620

Abstract

The snake charmer algorithm permits us to deform a piecewise smooth curve starting from the origin in Rd, so that its end follows a given path. When this path is a loop, a holonomy phenomenon occurs. We prove that the holonomy orbits are closed manifolds diffeomorphic to real Stiefel manifolds. A survey of the snake charmer algorithm is given in the paper.

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